Opinions

Written By Lee Pasquariello in the afternoon of 16/02/2026 Dominating Peterborough on Saturday was the statement we needed to make after a tough time, but it was the warm up for a massive promotion contest tomorrow evening against Stockport at Valley Parade. After a massive performance, that saw City have 29 shots, the belief is well and truly back.    Tomorrow is… Read more

Written by Lee Pasquariello As the dust settles on yet another difficult and frustrating away game for Bradford City, a 2-1 defeat over Luton, I find myself constantly asking the same question. Why is it that we can win and play well at Valley Parade, but constantly fail to turn up when we are away from home?  While we have… Read more

Why Solving the Striker Puzzle is the Final Step for Alexander’s Promotion Push  written by Lee Pasquariello In football, the stability of a club is the main form of success. In November I wrote about the “Alexander effect” and how Graham has taken us from an underachieving, mediocre League 2 club, to a team currently… Read more

Stability, Sell-outs, and the Derby Day Edge Written by Lee Pasquariello The news in the last week has been non stop. There has been the sacking of Lee Grant, the Town board acting quickly in the appointment of Liam Manning and the potential of a new manager bounce. It’s been quite a lot to take in, but all… Read more

The Double Awaits – City Face a Revitalised Town in West Yorkshire Showdown  Written by Lee Pasquariello Late on Saturday evening, I was writing about the chaos and the overall state of Huddersfield Town, in the immediate aftermath of the sacking of Lee Grant.   This afternoon, the narrative changes completely, as the Town board have… Read more

This piece was written by Lee Pasquariello on Saturday 17th January just after 11pm, after hearing that Lee Grant had been sacked by Huddersfield Town, Bradford City’s next opponents in League One. Here are a few late night thoughts and a preview of next weeks game. The build up to a tasty local derby The… Read more

The 2024/25 season and the building of a winning mentality  Written by Lee Pasquariello At the start of the 2024/25 season, I remember the atmosphere around the club was mixed. While many City fans were hopeful for a successful season under a new management team, others were cautious and you couldn’t blame them. After all we’ve seen this story plenty of times over the years, we’d start… Read more

Why the Future is Bright for Bradford City  Written by Lee Pasquariello Just a few days ago, my writing was focused on frustrating performances. But today, two years on from Graham Alexander’s appointment, the frustration has been replaced by an undeniable optimism. The “Alexander Effect” is real, and its proof that a club like ours can turn its fortunes around.   In this blog, I’ll talk about the… Read more

Written by Lee Pasquariello I’m a 23-year-old passionate football nut from Bradford, supporting my home team since I started going to matches in the 2010/11 season, under the dark days of Peter Taylor, and this is the very first time I’ve written about it. I message people and post on social media after the match every week, so I thought why not properly write things… Read more